Motion picture and television actor. He became the first star of Public Broadcasting Television, when he began hosting a series on Shakespeare's Plays. He was the host of "The Telephone Bell Hour" (1957-1958), a television series that dealt in science fiction. Among his films are "About Time" (1962), "The Thread of Life" (1960), "The Unchained Goddess" (1958) and "The Mole People" (1957).